
Amelia Hruby
Bio
Founder of Softer Sounds podcast studio & host of Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your ClientsAppears in 120 Episodes
🍉 How To Plan a Summer Sabbatical in 5 Simple Steps [2023 edition]
Let’s give you that break you deserve, babe! In this episode, I share why I’ve decided to take a 3-week break from my business this summer. Then I walk you through my ...
🧐 To Substack or Not to Substack?
Welcome back to season two of Off the Grid! This week I’ve got a thot take (that's a thoughtful hot take) of an episode for all our newsletter writers out there.By pop...
🙅♀️ Saying Yes to the No — Creativity, Constraints & Content with grace allerdice
Hey hey babes — this week we're welcoming my friend & collaborator, grace allerdice, back to the pod for a conversation at the intersection of creative practice and se...
❤️🩹 Misinformation Hurts All of Us — Unpacking Social Media & Wellness Culture with Christy Harrison
Today I’m welcoming Christy Harrison MPH, RD, CEDS to the pod to talk about how social media platforms have lead to mass misinformation being spread online — and why t...
🤖 SEO Basics, Web Analytics & the AI of It All — with Emily Gertenbach
Welcome back, babes! Today I am excited to have our first guest of the season, SEO expert Emily Gertenbach.Together, we talk about Search Engine Optimization — what it...
💸 How This Podcast Makes Money Without A Big Audience
I’m a firm believer in transparency around the way my business (and this podcast) makes money. So in today’s episode, I’m opening up the books to give you the cold, ha...
💔 Why I Broke Up With Pinterest
Sometimes, we learn through trial and error, babes. Last season I was optimistic about what Pinterest could do for my small business. So I invested a little time, a lo...
☠️ 10 Things I Hate About Content Marketing
This week we’re taking on everybody’s favorite marketing strategy and we’re not holding back! If you’re an online business owner, you’re probably familiar with content...
👋 The 5 Stages of Leaving Social Media
Welcome to season two of Off the Grid! To kick things off, this week we’re diving into the emotional depths of breaking ties with social media. Turns out, it’s a proce...
🏔 Releasing #Productivity & Making Your Work More Seasonal — with grace allerdice
How can we release ourselves from the outer forces, inner voices, and productivity gurus driving us toward more-more-more? And when we do choose another path, how do w...
🙏 Your Next Client Isn’t In Your DMs — Coaching Success without Social Media with D’Ana Joi
What does leaving social media look like when you’re used to using it for collaboration & business growth? And is it really possible for coaches and service providers ...
🧞♀️ Social-media-free launches, human design to get offline & control vs collaboration [Listener Q&A pt 2]
The season one finale is here! In this episode, Amelia answers more of your questions about leaving social media & wraps up the first season of Off the Grid. Tune in t...
👻 Un-ghosting your followers, getting rid of FOMO & why there’s no “right time” to leave social media [Listener Q&A pt 1]
The moment has finally arrived! In this two-part episode, Amelia answers your questions about leaving social media. Tune in to hear her respond to Qs like— How do you ...
🛼 Let’s get transparent again — an update on our top 10 marketing practices at Softer Sounds
We’re back behind-the-scenes, babe! In this episode, Amelia revisits Softer Sounds’ top ten marketing practices to update us on what’s going great & what’s not working...
🕸 Unpacking the Social Dilemma — Alignment & Algorithms with Vickie Curtis
We all know social media makes us feel bad sometimes…but is something more problematic happening on these platforms? 🌪 In this episode, Vickie Curtis, writer of The So...
🛁 Self-care for staying on social media — with Taylor Elyse Morrison of Inner Workout
We’re all about leaving social media, but we know that’s not the right choice for everyone! 😬 So in this episode, Taylor Elyse Morrison of Inner Workout joins Amelia t...
꩜ How it FEELS to leave social media — Embodiment + nervous system regulation with Elle Bower Johnston
How can we handle the feelings that arise when we’re on social media? And what happens to our bodies when we log off temporarily or for good? 🤯 In this episode, Elle B...
🍉 How to plan a summer sabbatical in 5 simple steps
Let’s give you that break you deserve, babe! In this episode, Amelia shares her 5-step process for planning a summer sabbatical. Listen in as she invites you to consid...
🛠 Business systems can solve your problems — with Patty Ryan Lee of The Fiery Well
Have you ever felt confused, overwhelmed, or lost in business? A system might be the answer to all your problems! 🤯 In this episode, Patty Ryan Lee of The Fiery Well j...
📌 How Pinterest can grow your business + a paid ads primer — with Brooke Basso
Searching for a marketing channel for easy, long-term business growth? In this episode, Brooke Basso of Embody Socials joins Amelia to talk about how Pinterest connect...
🎙 How your podcast can bring you clients & make you money — with Chelsea Riffe
Wondering how your podcast can be a creative outlet and bring you new clients? In this episode, Chelsea Riffe of In My Non-Expert Opinion joins Amelia to talk about ho...
🎧 3 ways podcasting can radically change your marketing
Let’s make our marketing slower and more sustainable! In this episode, Amelia breaks down her 3 fave things about podcasting for small businesses, exploring how— Podca...
🛼 Let’s get transparent — Our top 10 marketing practices at Softer Sounds
Want a peek behind-the-scenes at Softer Sounds? In this episode, Amelia opens up our metaphorical doors and walks you through 10 ways we grow our audience & market our...
⚡️ Cultivating energetic sovereignty & email as a love language — with grace allerdice
Join us in welcoming our first guest! grace allerdice is an artist, consulting astrologer, writer, podcaster + energetic practitioner.In this episode, we discuss why s...
🌸 Fill your cup, babe — Radical generosity & the necessary, nice & ideal framework
We’ve been talking about leaving social media so we can feel better in our businesses…but what if we’re so burned-out that doing business feels impossible?In this epis...
🌈 How to create a fun, feel-good marketing plan to grow your business
Bummer news, babes. When you leave social media, you still have to market your business… But we promise it doesn’t have to be a drag!In this episode Amelia shares— How...
💯 100 ways to share your work off social media
So what exactly do you do once you leave social media? In this episode, Amelia shares her popular list of 100 Ways To Share Your Work Off Social Media. With a little g...
✌️ How I left Instagram & my 5-step plan so you can too
Let’s talk about leaving Instagram! In this episode, Amelia shares how getting a book deal made her invest time, money & energy in Instagram...and why that made her ex...